Deaths on January 8

Paul Verlaine

Died on January 8, 1896

Paul Verlaine, French poet (b. 1844)

Paul-Marie Verlaine (; French: [vɛʁlɛn(ə)]; 30 March 1844 – 8 January 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist movement and the Decadent movement. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the fin de siècle in international and French poetry.

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Events on 1896

28 Jan

Speed limit
Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h).
26 May

Dow Jones Industrial Average
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
16 Aug

Klondike Gold Rush
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
21 Sep

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan.
22 Sep

George III of the United Kingdom
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.

Deaths on January 8

Paul Verlaine

Died on January 8, 1896

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Events on 1896

Speed limit

Dow Jones Industrial Average

Klondike Gold Rush

Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener

George III of the United Kingdom